2. The greatness of poems lies in that they can convey universal and relevant information of any era. Even if this poem conforms to a special experience of David's life, it also conforms to Paul's life, that is, when he was whipped; It also corresponds to the time when Martin Luther was imprisoned, and it is also suitable for the time when Martin Luther King was forced to die. At many times in my life, so do I today.
We have met Selah in Hebrew three times. We don't know its correct meaning, but obviously, it is a musical guide used when poetry is sung by the public. It may mean "pause here and make a loud sound with cymbals or other instruments" Pay attention to the following words, the voice of joy introduces a joyful expression of trust and a new emphasis on faith.
Being chased by your own son must be a terrible and sad experience. At 1 Samuel 15: 30, we read about David's sadness. And when he was "suffering", he had to endure, without refuting Shi Mei's curse. 16: 5- 14). David's experience can help people of any age find new self-confidence in their unique environment.
5. Because all people are sinners, all men and women are our enemies, just as we are their enemies to them. It is a terrible thing to realize this fact. Because we live in this situation, it is easy to blame God for it. And we shouted together, "God doesn't care. The poet shouted: I feel the same way, but I still hold on to my last confidence. But other guilty people make fun of me because of my simple heart and dependence on God like a child. When a man cries to others, "In God's presence, he has no help. Unlike me, he was reborn by the Holy Spirit. Thank you for your loyalty to me. This is an extreme self-righteous performance that can hover in people's hearts, even believers.
6. God himself gave the poet the answer of confidence to refute the logic that sinners think that God doesn't care. So why not shout it out? He said, "The answer is God himself, not my confidence." Because our life is a continuous war, God has put a picture of himself in our mind. He looks like a man with a five-foot shield on the battlefield (see XXV1; Shen 33 29). But people who use Hebrew here use a word with a double meaning, because this word can be interpreted as shield and ruler!
7. But God transcends these, because God is a merciful God. As the king looks up, the supplicant falls down before the king's throne, and the king is kind to him, so is God's kindness to me. I cried out to God, hoping that he would listen in heaven. Actually, I didn't need to do this, because he answered me immediately and met him where I was, when I was worshipping God in the temple.
8. In a sad place, he gave an absolute guarantee, that is, his love and care. Because now the poet knows that God will appear tomorrow (God's gift), he can go to bed safely. What is certain is that when he wakes up in the morning, that kind of peace will still be there. "I lay down and fell asleep. Naturally, I woke up because the Lord held me tightly. So he reminded himself that no matter how huge the army lined up to attack me, even if I was the youngest, I still didn't have to worry.
9. "Lord, please wake up! This is the voice of the ancestors of Israel, who cried earnestly when wandering in the wilderness, claiming that they were helped by God (References. 10: 35). But in the following centuries, these words became a cry to God, calling him to rise from glory and majesty, just as the sun rises in the east every day. This is how the poet calls on God to do what he can't do for him, that is, to get rid of his enemies. We may ask, is it right to ask God so brazenly? Jesus didn't think so. We still remember the story of the pestering widow who kept bothering the local judge until her request was granted (road 18: 1-8).
Of course, "enemies" are not just soldiers with weapons of war. Our personal enemies-thousands, perhaps evil thoughts: decadent and destructive; Mean, jealous and greedy, lewd and self-righteous thoughts are still crowded in our thoughts when we pray. Many medieval painters painted pictures depicting a believer surrounded by a large group of demons and stabbing him with their forks while praying. In fact, these evil thoughts will push us out of heaven and leave our communication with God. We really urgently need the power of God to save us from those who were once called demons, but today it may be described in more explicit psychological terms. No matter what we call them, each of us knows that these ideas are really terrible.
1 1. The poet pestered God in this way for a good purpose. He cried in despair: "only you can do it, I can't do it myself." This is what the poet wants to sing in this poem, a poem about shock and despair (here is the mystery of confidence)! It's really worth singing about how God destroyed the forces that prevented me from loving and serving my neighbors!
12. Finally, all the congregation joined in, responded with the greatest confidence and prayed for God's personal blessing.